{"id":763170,"date":"2026-06-26T20:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/763170\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T20:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:20:17","slug":"the-triathlon-gear-making-training-easier-for-our-editors-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/763170\/","title":{"rendered":"The Triathlon Gear Making Training Easier for Our Editors This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our editors share the gear that they’ve been reaching for throughout June, including tech-free tool for better sleep and a bike helmet that is so breathable, it makes biking in a Phoenix summer possible.<\/p>\n

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(Photo: Triathlete)<\/p>\n

Published June 26, 2026 11:25AM<\/p>\n

It\u2019s officially summer. And while that means peak triathlon season, it also means more careful planning for how and when you train as temperatures rise and the humidity knocks your socks off (maybe that\u2019s why triathletes don\u2019t wear socks).<\/p>\n

Our editors are sharing the gear that\u2019s gotten them through June, and spoiler alert, it can help you conquer the miles during July, which in most parts of the country is even hotter.<\/p>\n

Precision Fuel Carb Only Drink Mix<\/p>\n

$51 $60 for 30-serving bag, Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Precision(Photo: Chris Foster\/Triathlete)<\/p>\n

OK, I\u2019m sure I\u2019m like the last to Precision\u2019s high-carb drink mix party, but let me explain myself: First, I haven\u2019t really been \u201ccompetitive\u201d in a do workouts, go race way in a long time, so I never felt this trend was for me. With all of the warnings about upset tummies, the cost, and, again, the fact that I just don\u2019t go fast anymore, I\u2019ve been mostly disinterested in high-carb nutrition. Second, if I\u2019m honest, I find Precision\u2019s overwhelmingly extroverted brand presence at events anathema to my own personality. They sure have fun (and are really, really nice), but they are also a lot.<\/p>\n

So it was with great hesitancy that I loaded up my water bottle on Wednesday morning with Precision Fuel\u2019s Carb Only drink mix. Why hesitant? The day before, I had sat across from an over-the-top makeshift watermelon stand Precision Fuel promotional booth for Trailcon at Olympic Valley in Palisades Tahoe for an hour, while more marketers than I\u2019d ever seen slung Precision products. Later, I\u2019d sit at a restaurant table screaming into my editors\u2019 ears over Loud DJ Beats while Precision hosted a promotional 100-meter sprint event in the lead-up to the start of the hallowed and tradition-soaked Western States 100 trail race<\/a>. Irony? Not found.<\/p>\n

All that is to say that the only reason I put that fuel mix into my bottle was because it was literally the only thing in my room at 5 a.m. before I headed out on a run route to Emigrant Pass that had pretty decidedly beaten me down the day before. The result was infuriating: I had an incredible run. I tackled about 2,700 feet of gain in almost two hours, poorly prehydrated and fatigued\/humbled by my embarrassing attempt the day before. The only difference was that hydration mix, laughing at me all the way, like one of the inflated Precision character-people smiling and hawking product all week. No upset tummy (even at 8,000 feet), and I had a smooth band of energy to the top, down the intense descent, and even in the hours after the run. Consider me a reluctant convert.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Chris Foster, editor-in-chief<\/p>\n

Specialized S-Works Prevail 3 Bike Helmet<\/p>\n

$300, Specialized<\/a><\/p>\n

\"S-Works(Photo: Courtesy Specialized)<\/p>\n

As I write this, it is 107 degrees in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live and train. But if you think I\u2019m hiding on an indoor trainer<\/a>, you are sorely mistaken. I simply can\u2019t stand hours of pedaling and getting nowhere, so instead I set an early alarm, put on my lightest kit, and head out to race the sunrise. The most critical part of my hot-weather getup is this helmet, which has the most ventilation of any brain bucket in my collection.<\/p>\n

When it\u2019s this hot, I want as much breathability as I can get. I\u2019ve used a few bike helmets in the past with more holes to tout an \u201copen\u201d design, but still overheated \u2013 that\u2019s because airflow matters more than exposure. With this helmet, I can literally feel the channels directing airflow over my forehead and scalp, pulling the heat away from my head. It\u2019s a psychological boost as much as a physical one, and frankly, I\u2019ll take anything I can get to survive the summer months. The only thing I wish is that it came in a high-vis colorway so I can glow in the predawn hours.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Susan Lacke, senior editor<\/p>\n

Contour Legacy Leg Pillow<\/p>\n

$28, Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Contour(Photo: Courtesy Contour)<\/p>\n

Sleep is essential, whether you\u2019re in a heavy training block or not. Recently, we covered the struggle many tech-focused athletes face with the condition Orthosomnia<\/a>, or anxiety about trying to land a perfect sleep score in our ever-more-connected world. While I love my triathlon smartwatch<\/a>, I\u2019m also keenly aware that it doesn\u2019t tell the whole story when it comes to sleep.<\/p>\n

Healthy sleep habits<\/a>, such as completing training sessions several hours before sleeping, turning off tech, finishing dinner several hours before bedtime, and spending time to wind down, beat anything a sleep score can try to tell you.<\/p>\n

One comfort measure I\u2019ve found recently is switching out a traditional pillow between the knees when side sleeping for a pillow specifically designed to align the back and hips. While using an older, worn-out pillow is obviously more economical, it is also bulky and doesn\u2019t move with me during those restless moments.<\/p>\n

The Contour Legacy Leg Pillow is compact, but perfectly contoured to provide good support for side sleepers. Research<\/a> found that placing a firm pillow between the knees while side sleeping can prevent your upper leg from pulling your spine out of alignment.<\/p>\n

\u2013 Rebekah Brately, associate editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our editors share the gear that they’ve been reaching for throughout June, including tech-free tool for better sleep…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[49,48,635,65870,82,158360,199500,271718,54267],"class_list":["post-763170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cycling","tag-parent_category-gear","tag-sports","tag-tag-gear","tag-tag-sleep","tag-tag-what-were-loving","tag-type-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}